Archive - 21 December 2010

Perak police deputy chief Zakaria Yusof also denies that the accident could have been caused by the road's oily patches.

Plus Expressways Bhd says it will not consider any offer for its business after 5pm on Dec 23.

UPDATED 2.27AM He is lawyer Sreekant Pillai, the son of late veteran journalist MGG Pillai. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Upko wants the federal government to nullify all identify cards and MyKads issued to illegal immigrants.

DRM-Hicom managed what Proton couldn't - securing a major foreign partner - and will begin producing Volkswagen cars in a year.

Lim was flabbergasted that his speech could have been misconstrued by certain Umno politicians as questioning the citizenship of Malaysians.

However, the DAP chairperson declines Zaid Ibrahim’s invitation to sue him, calling the Kita president ‘inconsequential’.

Hackers have allegedly downed 'Sarawak Report', which is a website which often releases documents pointing to the Sarawak CM's wealth.

The doctor who examined Mazhazmi Jamaludin had verified that he was healthy and showed no signs of injury, says the anti-graft body.

The police denied that the accident could have been caused by the road's oily patches.

Hotels and private institutions of higher learning may have to submit their lists of foreign guests and students to nearby police stations.

The DAP disciplinary committee wants to examine recordings of Malaysiakini’s interview with Ronnie Liu over vote-buying.

Umno info chief Ahmad Maslan says every vote in the upcoming Tenang by-election is important.

The discounts, to be enjoyed in conjunction with Christmas day, are for all classes of vehicles.

UPDATED 9.53PM The Sarawak BN is not recruiting bloggers to attack the opposition, as is being claimed on some websites.

Jelas is said to be linked to Halim Saad, the former Renong chairman, although this has been denied.

Selangor needs to finalise issues with Span before talks can start on the water transfer project, says Senator S Ramakrishnan.

He was sentenced to one day's jail and fined RM19,000 for bribing an officer from the Domestic Trade Ministry.

He also gave RM1 million for the congress to repair its headquarters which was said to be in a dilapidated state.

The Youth and Sports Ministry is to undergo a rebranding in the effort to empower youths to face bigger challenges.

When the dotcom boom hit our shores.

COMMENT We have lost touch with our own gut-feeling - our internal moral compass.

It wants intensified surveillance, sermons in mosques and action against the ‘increasingly pervasive’ lifestyle.

The concept of Malaysian is a nationality.

Details on the cause of the worst bus crash in recent years which claimed 27 lives is still unknown, said the authorities.

Tharmendran, Teoh Beng Hock, Scorpene submarines and Taib Mahmud are among the news items which didn’t quite make the Top 10 cut.

COMMENT While promising a high income economy, ‘Najibnomics’ seems to be leading us down to another path.

MP Tony Pua asks where the RM36 billion will come from to finance the Klang Valley MRT project.

UPDATED 4.13PM As many as 101 of 128 alleged Shiites detained by the S'gor religious authorities have had their statements recorded.

Muhyiddin Yassin accuses Pakatan Rakyat of making empty promises to lure voters, just like a 'supermarket sale'.

COMMENT Instead, they should work for a system which swears by the brightest and best.

Had they met the expectations of citizens, they would not be in their current quandary.

You have to say this much about the major news of 2010 - at least some of these were different.

This was done without notice last week, leaving the visually-impaired at risk.

UPDATED 1PM The accused told the court that he was blindfolded and forced to stand on one leg by MACC interrogators.

Yesterday’s bus crash near Cameron Highlands was the focus of news reports.

It was not the Selangor government that is liable for problems affecting the site of the surau, says an officer.

FREE YOURSAY 'Given the maintenance culture of TNB, building a nuclear power plant is a disaster in the making.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Six years for a crime against the nation - if he was in China, he would be executed. So far, has anyone gone to jail for corruption, especially for major ones?'